Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N55404

26 September 1982 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 September 1982 at about 17:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N55404, operated by Michael F. Enright, was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
Nearest airport
Rock Springs (RKS)
Coordinates
41.5906, -109.2209
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N55404
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael F. Enright
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cheyenne → Jackson
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA204

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING AND POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND. ANOTHER GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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